binary bomb

binary bomb
 n.— «Tannerite is composed of two powders that when combined produce a live explosive. Chief Land referred to it as a “binary bomb.”» —“Bombing investigation continues” by Patricia Gay Weston Forum (Conn.) Apr. 5, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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